Part 2 of the CLE series will focus on responding to or
altogether avoiding litigation involving these types of IP provisions,
including indemnification provisions and disclaimers and responding to patent
infringement assertions from non-practicing entities. Many non-IP business
contracts fail to include important IP provisions. For example, if a consumer
products business contracts with a third party to provide web-based marketing
services, there is usually a customer contract that sets out price, services
provided, termination clauses, etc. Or, if a restaurant provides on its website
dietary information supplied by a third party, there may be a supplier contract
insuring the accuracy of the dietary information, price of services provided,
etc. Corporate transactional attorneys prepare and review contracts on a daily
basis. Corporate and business attorneys will benefit from knowing the various
IP provisions for traditionally corporate, non-IP contracts (e.g., employment,
supplier, distributor, contractor, consultant, software development, licensing,
purchase, end-user license, and other common business agreements).

Presenters

Jennifer Bailey and Megan Redmond, Erise IP,
P.A., Overland Park

Ms. Baileyis a partner with Erise IP and specializes in intellectual property transaction matters, patent prosecution, and software copyrights. She routinely prepares and negotiates software development agreements, IP license agreements, and supplier, joint development, and distributor agreements. She is particularly knowledgeable regarding software issues commonly encountered by many companies, including use of open source software and retaining software programmers for both small and large-scale products (including app development).